Author: `Lex Pendragon

About `Lex Pendragon

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I am `Lex from #HorizonLabs and #DrunkPete "fame". I am a Marvel fanboy, and am a big enough geek that my kids are named after a famous literary bird, a verse-traveling space hooker, and the first lady of Star Trek/computer AI. Feel free to drop me a line if you're curious about anything else.

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February 17, 2019

Comic Television Discussion – Week beginning 17 February 2019

Superman/Smallville, The Gifted, TV Series 0 Comments

Supergirl returns, and everyone else disappears.  One has to wonders if her super costume could use a trip to the super dry cleaners.  The Gifted hides their capitalized M at the beginning while forcing others to deal with monsters.

[All synopses (and titles) from Trakt.tv or IMDB below the cut, except when there really aren’t any.  (If a show’s synopsis is a spoiler to you, do not click More…)]

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February 11, 2019

Comic Television Discussion – Week beginning 10 February 2019

Arrow, Black Lightning, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale, Superman/Smallville, The Flash, The Gifted 2 Comments

Lots missing items in our Comic Television Discussion, but we do have three DC shows this week, with Arrow, Flash and Black Lightning all dealing with their children.  Is this evidence that the super heroes on television are being targeted at the geeky kids of decades gone but now-grown-up and dealing with their children?  The Gifted also returns, as Reeva goes on a rampage and we get a Morlocks and Purifiers rumble.

[All synopses (and titles) from Trakt.tv or IMDB below the cut, except when there really aren’t any.  (If a show’s synopsis is a spoiler to you, do not click More…)]

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January 28, 2019

Comic Television Discussion – Week beginning 27 January 2019

Arrow, Black Lightning, Riverdale, Superman/Smallville, The Flash, TV Series

This week, Supergirl makes a big deal to introduce the world’s first transgender superhero on television, Arrow keeps recreating Suicide Squad, Flash’s daughter’s secrets get revealed, Black Lightning doesn’t give us a synopsis, and The Gifted takes the week off.  Riverdale continues to feel purely like a soap opera.  What are you watching, anything keeping your interest?

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January 21, 2019

Comic Television Discussion – Week beginning 21 January 2019

Arrow, Black Lightning, Riverdale, Star Trek, Superman/Smallville, The Flash, The Gifted, TV Series

January is screeching past us as the third week of the year is already over.  As we stride into the end of the month, the comics start seriously returning to television.  Supergirl fights to keep the name Carol Danvers from being popular, The Flash gets angry, Arrow tries to chill out, and the Legends and Black Lightning are without a synopsis.  The Gifted gets sleepy.  Riverdale prepares for their college prep tests, because those kids are actually high-schoolers, surprise!  The Punisher has released Season 2 for Netflix, and as of this posting has not been cancelled yet.  While not technically a comic, out in space the Discovery and the Orville also share a nigh of television which really highlights the differences between the two shows.

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January 15, 2019

Comic Television Discussion – Week beginning 13 January 2019

Arrow, Black Lightning, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale, Star Trek, Superman/Smallville, The Flash, The Gifted, TV Series

Oh, there you are!  The midwinter break has come to a close and we are seeing the regular comic television return.  The Gifted weathered the winter weather better than others, even if the Bureau42 reviews did not.  That Reviewer really needs to stop messing with time lines and just post the reviews already.  The Flash has raced back to us first, with what is sure to be some sound uses of physics and technology.  Arrow thought he was out, but is pulled back in.  The Gifted has the Mutant Underground reorganize, and the Riverdale teens deal with Veronica’s father’s takeover.

Also, Netflix is giving us Season 2 of The Punisher before the inevitable annunciation of its cancellation, and in case you wanted something non-comic related, there’s a new Star Trek: Discovery.  Though if you wanted something non-comic related, you probably are in the wrong thread.

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January 10, 2019

The Gifted – S02E11 – meMento

The Gifted

Remember when I typed up the review for last weeks episode, my system froze, deleting it, and everyone was left in crippling melancholy for a week?  Me neither, since the review is right there, dated last week, and clearly not having been posted anachronistically.  It’s possible that I have some memory damage, there is an X shaped tattoo here.

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January 3, 2019

The Gifted – S02E10 – eneMy of My eneMy

The Gifted

We return from the holidays and spring right back into action, highlighting the different factions at play,  Andy and Lorna want to help, but could they be back for More…

December 23, 2018

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Review

Movies

Odds are good you grew up with Spider-Man.  He was made when you were a kid, you watched his cartoon, slept on his sheets, and left the house wearing him on your butt.  This is about Miles Morales, who is not your Spider-Man, he’s the new Spider-Man.  To introduce us, they bring in our Peter Parker Spider-Man, but who has also aged with us, so now he’s a middle aged, divorced web-slinger with a bit of a gut.  To flesh out the story, we get Spider-Gwen, the young punk version of  the original Spider-Man’s girlfriend with Spidey powers, and just to flesh it all out we also have the 1930 black and white Spider-Man Noir, Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker, the anime Spider-Mech pilot.  With all of this, obviously there is something for everyone, or did you need some More…

December 17, 2018

Comic Television Discussion – Week beginning 16th December 2018

Arrow, Black Lightning, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale, Superman/Smallville, The Flash, The Gifted, Titans, TV Series

The dark of the year has hit the shows, while only the darkest (Titans) is still working this year.  In case you missed it last week, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina revives the tradition of yuletide ghost stories for the longest night of the year, but otherwise we get a nice long festive break.

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December 9, 2018

Comic Television Discussion – Week beginning 9nd December 2018

Arrow, Black Lightning, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale, Superman/Smallville, The Flash, The Gifted, Titans

The big Elseworlds crossover event happens, but apparently is happening without the Legends this year as it’s just The Flash, then Arrow, then Supergirl, and some other DC big names.  Meanwhile, Legends try to keep secrets, and Black Lightning get into the holiday spirit.  Titans gets back to our core cast and examine some aliens.  Marvel takes the rest of the year off, but Archie does double duty as the Gryphons & Gargoyles affects more people.  Also, Sabrina returns for a holiday special, since 🎼🎵It’s beginning to look a lot like Sol-stice🎶!

[All synopses (and titles) from Trakt.tv below the cut, except where they sucked, and I used IMDB.  (If a show’s synopsis is a spoiler to you, do not click More…  Extra warning: some of them seem a bit revealing this time.)]

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